referring to this mansion which is a $9 kblinl estate in beverly hills. >> how are you feeling going in now? >> pretty good. >> prosecutors believe it's not much of a punishment for the star, who was put on probation two years and ordered to perform too hours of community service. the judge says she was moved by the charity work. bonds fans couldn't agree more. she's a friend of kbrin stow, and says he's been generous to the father of two, recovering from a coma. >> he donated and gave money to the college. he has a great heart. >> the judge was influenced by the home run king's clean criminal records, and bonds

attorneys are appealing his conviction. >> at the moment he's branded a felon. we, just as we brought the case to trial, we intent to fight it on appeal. >> the judge asked her if he wanted to say anything. he said no. bonds saying nothing. >> and the attorney who he says told me that that process may take a year or longer. and the u.s. attorney had no comment. >> and perhaps lost in the uproar is the fact that barry bonds is a first ballot hall of famer, setting records and was voted most valuable player seven times, some remarkable

display of speed and power. the only member of the 500 home run club. it's unlikely voters will put aside the conviction and the role in the steroidera. bonds will be eligible in 2013. >> and to the south bay now. what started as a misdemeanor stop escalated into an officer involved shooting that left a man dead. it happened in san jose. >> right. police say the officer who fired this fate yat yal shot has nine years of law enforcement experience, seven with san jose pd this, is the first officer-involved shooting. >> two officers from the metro unit specializing in gang suppression were patrolling a neighborhood known for gang activity. they started to approach a man around 11:30 last night that. 24-year-old suspect ran into a home and police say when

pushing him to the round he tossed a gun from his waist band into a room room. there was a second person. >> there was an individual in that bedroom who clearly saw officer. the officer gave commands not to pick up the gun. the suspect picked up the weapon. the officer gave him command to stop the run. the officer fired a round at the suspect. >> police say they're looking into whether either were involved in gangs. this afternoon, family and friends outside of the home asked we leave the area. this is the 8th officer-involved shooting this year, twice as many as last year and the third highest total since 1996 and community groups say the number is unacceptable and there is an ongoing dialogue with the chief. >> there is a sense of urgency that is uniting communities from different back grounds

and this is something we can't tolerate. >> the tept will do an internal investigation and the shooting will not be reviewed but an -- by an outside agency unless there is a formal complaint. >> this office will not be involved in any aspect into the investigation of this shooting unless a member of the public, any member contacts to us register a complaint or a concern. >> police say any officer-involved shooting is unfortunate. but all eight this year have been justified. they say there has been a trend not just in san jose, but nationwide, of more suspects engaging police in deadly force, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and in court lawyers admitted the company was negligent and will allow all victims to fully recover damages caused by the rupture and fire. so why are the lawyers for the

victim calling this misleading? mark matthews is at the site of the explosion with the story. mark? >> we're at the site where eight people were killed. pg&e saying it will pay to restore what is lost here. that admission of liability is being met with anger. as lirs for victims of the blast walked out of court, frank was on fire. >> their admission was nothing more than a pr stunt. >> petri says the admission the explosion and fire was caused by a faulty pipe and utility was negligent in the installation of the pipe really doesn't address why the company failed for more than 50 years to run the sort of tests on the type that would have turned up defect. >> there was a decision. should we pay millions of dollars or take that money and

fix the pipe? >> in a site where pg&e is installing a shut off valve near san bruno, the spokesman says the company is trying to dot right thing. >> by accepting liability we're accepting responsibility to cover costs for the claims. >> in court the judge called pg&e's admission a major step forward in resolving this 360 claims. it may not be everest, said the judge but it's at least k 2. >> and i saw fire around me and i said i'm going to make it or i'm going to die he wants more than just cash. he thinks the company should be forced to pay punitive damages because of the decisions made for years. >> they know how long the pipe was there. they know it's bad. fix the problem. and look what happens, you

killed eight people, killed a neighborhood and it's surprising the judge believes many of the 360 claims will be going to court for trial. and this trial is set for july 23. >> and big improvement in california job market. the state unemployment rate fell to 11%3% in november, lowest it's been since may, 2009. and says employers added another 6600 jobs. two million people remain out of work. the national rate is 8.6%. >> unemployment had more that be a little to do outside of glide church today, thousands waited for bags of food. there wasn't a lot of

difference between those who volunteers. >> in life nobody stands in line like this and nobody complained outside of glide church. >> what did you do? >> i was a bill collector, it's hard to collect bills, people aren't working and not paying bills. >> thousands of people, thousands of individuals and one scene. and theme. need. >> you look at these lines. >> for the reverend it must have been both gratifying and frightening. this procession zig zigged around the block. and there are bags containing poultry, pasta, gravy. how many? how about 5500 bags. >> we found out we're lifting

27 bags in a minute. >> what do they weigh? >> 28 pounds. >> that is marta and heather, both volunteering today. a few feet away so did jennifer cook. >> i was depressed this weekend. >> she's a marketing director moving here from southern california. >> i got laid off. >> if you think about it there wasn't that much business. one giving today and there is another receiving and someone else, maybe hiring. >> it's hard to get into. >> they said we'd get back when we give, nobody made promises to glide church. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> and it's time for a check of the weekend forecast. >> there is a mr. others day. beautiful day in the neighborhood. approaching weekend, skies going to remain clear this evening. clear skies and will be turning much cooler later into evening hours, chilly perhaps.

there is cold in the morning with lows from 28 in the coldest locations up to 44 around san francisco. another sunny, mild afternoon. highs from upper 50s to low 60s around the bay and inland. and when are we going to get rain? i'll take a look in the accu-weather forecast a little later. >> and just ahead a disturbing health trend, young americans being diagnosed with a type of cancer usually association yaited with people much older. >> michael finney taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer that here, live in just a little bit. you can contact michael on twitter at michael finney. and at facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. >> taking a look at traffic now in san francisco. this is the skyway. you can see it's quite congested in both directions. be prepared to take time to get across the bay bridge, if

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deaths in the u.s. more prevalent among nonwhites and those without health insurance, one theory is that young people are without ready access to doctor autos and physicians are predicting an epidemic of diabetes in the near future. many cases are preventible and reverseable. doctors say it's all about exercise and diet. one man was determined to beat it and started running and eegt a low-carb diet, dropping 40 pounds and sugar levels are now normal. researchers say if we continue our life style with a diet heavy in junk food and starch a third of us will be diabetic by 2050. >> the stop online piracy act is a road block. fight between hollywood and big companies is far from over. but first looking into zynga's first day on the market. hi, emily.

>> zynga fell on the first day of trading today. the ceo rang the opening el bell remotely in san francisco. along with hundreds of employees and stocks quickly dropped. the giant closing 5% below it's ipo price at $9.50 giving a market value of $6.6 billion. investors are concerned whether or not it can continue to excite user was new games. and the broader market were quieter today. and there is traders saying the end of the year usually means slower days. your bloomberg index up a smith with adobe being the big winner up 6.5%. and slil convalley and hollywood are lined up at how to find online piracy saying $58 billion in content is stolen every year and they want that to stop.

so they're backing new legislation aimed at clamping down on pir yag yasy. some companies are not on board. they fear u.s. web sites like you tube, twitter and facebook will be caught in a drag net. legislation called stop online piracy act forcing providers and search engines to cut ties with foreign sites deemed dedicated to piracy. proponents say it's losing tons of money trickling down to blue collar workers and the tech industry cites a study saying if it is passed 200 venture capitolists will cut investments by more than 80% per year. for now the debate had been put on hold until after congress has a holiday break. elsewhere, alec baldwin and other mobile game addicts are out of luck but some pilots are now allowed to use electronic devices. the faa is allowing airline

pilots to rely on ipads instead of suitcases full of paper maps. and enter the electronic flight bag. american, united and virgin are deep into the tab ble blet -- tablet revolution. because ipads are much lighter than 40 pound flight plans. i'm emily chang, back to you and have a great weekend. >> you too, speaking of weekend it looks just gorgeous out there. >> and windy. yes. a little windy over hills. the winds should be tapering off a bit, then temperatures are going to plummet. there was a mild afternoon z high temperatures into upper 60s in spots today on december 16th. it's rather remarkable. and there is a live slew

looking onto the bay. clear skies and just a gorgeous day. i hate to sound like i'm complaining about a beautiful day but it's dry, there is rainfall which we normally have at this time of the year, taking a look at readings low to mid-60s inland. 63 concord and fairfield. and 66 at santa rosa up to 68 earlier. there is 55 here in san francisco. 24 hour change is impressive. milder today virtually everywhere. then, yesterday, it's 14 degrees at this hour, 14 degrees milder than at this hour in novato. redwood city 11 degrees milder. and concord and antioch, fairfield you get the picture, quite a mild december 16th around the bay area. warmer than yesterday. it's not bad. clear and cold tonight with patchy valley frost, sunny skies and mild again tomorrow, maybe not so mild as today. there is cooler sunday and

monday z still dry and sunny. and overnight looking for lows to drop into upper 20s in santa rosa. in livermore and morgan hill, we'll see low 30s to mid-30s. there is 44 here in san francisco. there is a high pressure still the dominant feature in weather, there is a jet stream flowing well north not dropping down until it's well east of the bay area, high pressure, mainly sunny skies with cold nights ask cool to mild days in the forecast future, still milder than average for december 17th. looking fr highs into low 60s in oakland and fremont and palo alto. 60 in san francisco.

there is 64 watsonville. and monterey will be above the 60 degree mark. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is a slight cool down, inland upper 50s and 60s around the bay, milder tuesday and wednesday. wednesday night at 9:30 winter officially arrives will be winter solistice, taking a look at high temperatures expected on that day that leads us into the first day of winter. low 60s around the bay. 58 on the coast. unwinter like and no rain in the immediate forecast future which. >> this is beautiful. >> we're trying to take a look ahead and it's does not appear at the moment we're going to have changing in the pattern.

perhaps a week and a half. >> we've got a ways to go. >> and still to come emotional farewell for an oakland toddler, innocent victim of senseless violence. >> san francisco america's cup plan begins to take shape. we have the big announcement. >> then at 5:00 the ceo of a pot club raided tells abc 7 why there was large sums of money inside of his home. >> at 4:21 on a get away friday, snob getting anywhere fast looking at 80 in emoriville. and looking back towards san francisco or east bay. it's bumper to bumper. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney...

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it was a tearful memorial for a little boy caught in the middle of a violent street fight. >> family and friends said goodbye to hiram lawrence, the toddler shot in the head. doctors took him off life support on friday. a horse-drawn hearst carried the casket for an emotional

service. friends and family remembered the toddler, the little boy everyone called papa whose life was cut short weeks before his second birthday. >> you move on. keep him in your heart. he don't want to you stop. he don't want you to put your heads on. >> you should be able to take your child anywhere without being hurt. a surveillance video shows three gunmen opening fire on a crowd gathered to make a rap video. some victims pulled weapons and fired back at attacker autos i just want to say to the killers... who is out there who has taken an infant's life... give yourself up.

>> hiram's family grieves some who spoke made strong appeals to the larger community to help stop the violence. >> everybody here needs to respect each other, you ain't no better than anyone else. >> one woman refered to mayor jean kwan who attended the service. >> this city is bigger than jean kwan. it's us. you talk about occupy oakland, you need to occupy streets. our kids are killing one another. >> police have six persons of interest in the murder but so far they've made no arrests. >> and still to come federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. >> and the end run house

republicans pulled on the white house. >> today's graphic testimony in a child sex abuse hearing. will two university officials be held overfor trial? >> and as sun begins to set on this mild day prepare for a cold overnight. i'll vaft coming up. s@s@k!k!k!i@

politics being played out out in a court. the obama administration says it will not defend the ned ral defense of marriage act so a legal advisory group has hired lawyers to defend that law. today both sides presented their argument. abc 7 is live in the newsroom with more. >> that group which is now defending doma is comprised of three republicans and two democrats and says same-sex cup dwrem -- couple who's are legally married in several states are to the entitled to federal benefits, karen was denied health benefits under the defense of marriage act. known as doma. it prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages. >> very to pay a separate policy i'm lucky i can afford

to cover myself when all of my colleagues who are legally married put their spouses on the minute they walk in the door. >> the obama administration says doma is unconstitutional. and that is what the department of justice argued today in court. with that said attorneys are asking the courts to rule in her favor. >> this is about whether karen should be compensated differently because of the sex of her spouse. >> this is where the house of representative stepped in. the group is comprised of five house members including speaker john boehner, a republican and minority leader nancy pelosi, a democrat. that group voted 3-2 along party lines to defend doma in court, asking that the case be dismissed n court the attorney for the house group said congress gets to draw the lines of which benefits it

wants to give z has done so. and the justice department argued it's unconstitutional this must continue enforcing it until a court decides otherwise. >> other two are just like her going to be denied federal benefits. we need to have courts weigh in. >> and it's hard to say how long the judge will take to do so. and attorneys have said it's likely this case will end up in the u.s. supreme court. >> thank you. >> and a marin county judge tossed out california's new lethal injection protocol. the ruling casts doubt on the state's stalled system. the court found state prison officials failed to consider a one drug alternative to three-drug cocktail used to execute inmates.

officials can appeal or they can once again revise their lethal injection procedures. and the california department of corrections is waiting for the written ruling. >> two more people have been ordered to stand trial in qex a child abuse scandal. the testimony of one coach convinced a judge to issue the order. the man gave details and abc. >> mike says he might not have used specific words to describe the acts he saw but in a courtroom where he spoke for the first time mcqueary testified he told penn state officials clearly he saw former coach jerry sandusky molesting a boy in 2002. after hearing quote slapping sounds like skin on skin. mcqueary said i looked in the skmir saw jerry in the shower with a young boy, with jerry behind the boy.

mcqueary said he took the information to then head coach joe paterno saying waits over the line. mcquery said he told him he did the right thing. penn state's former athletic director and former vice president said they never knew how serious mcqueary's allegations were. mcqueary says he told them the same thing he told paterno. and mcqueary said in my mind this is like speaking to a district attorney. >> stay the course. >> jerry sandusky faces 52 counts of child abuse against 10 boys. and there is a new lawyer offering an explanation. >> taking a person shower at the age of 12 and 14 sounds strange but people work with troubled youth will tell you there are a lot of juvenile who's have to be taught basic life skills. >> the judge ruled there is

tofdz put them on trial. jerry sandusky will head to trial separately in about six months. >> two former bosses of housing giants fannie mae and freddie mac are accused of securities fraud in the case of a 2008 melt down. and are named in civil charges and sec says all six misled investors about the fines about the risky holdings. they played major roles in the housing market keeping costs lower and. >> the soldier accused of leaking at government secrets. the pretrial hearing and first pry first class faces court marshal on charges he released thousands of documents related

to wiki leaks. and that request was denied. >> and speaking of assange's britain's supreme court agreed to hear his appeal on a different case and 40-year-old insist the case is motivated by those who oppose his. >> still to come at 4:00 a make or break day on capitol hill to avoid a government shut down. we'll let you know what when it's done. >> also michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook. they'll be answering them live here but you can still contact him on twitter and facebook.com. >> and checking traffic once again this is the aprech to the golden gate bridge.

there is when you're flying this weekend. spencer will take a look at the traffic forecast. >> travel is -- traffic is zipping along across the country. we can see green lights and we've got thunderstorm activity near washington, d.c. but delays to the north. and there are delays between 15-30 minutes and newark airport with delays near one hour. we have some cold weather issues here in the bay area. and we'll talk about that in just a moment. -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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eight states as recipients of the early learning challenge grant program. the goal is to get young children ready for kindergarten. california will jump start new education initiatives. >> and there are fears a crack down could be coming soon to the occupy berkeley encampment, reporting city officials are fed up with violence, dog bites and filth at that camp and are threatening arrests and a city councilman wants to start issuing stay away orders. it's the last large occupy camp in california. the city manager handed out a memo this week saying the situation is unacceptable and detailed some crimes reported there by police. >> and a raft carrying a tent in lake merit is no longer afloat. activist towed it to a dock and moved it around 11:30. the raft was launched earlier

in the week. last night three demonstrators were cited and released. and police say the raft is being held as evidence. >> and back home for the holidays. a coast guard crew returns after a mission is seeking. >> and an 18-year-old is now officially the world's shortest woman. [ male announcer ] steak combos,

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a russian space probe will crash back to earth next month. the space agency says the unmanned probe got stuck in the orbit after the launch and engineers say the fuel on board will burn up on reentry. as much as 440 pounds will come crashing down. at this point no one is sure where. one space craft contains a small amount of radio active cobalt 57. >> a coast guard cutter is home from the war on drugs tonight. it's been on patrol on panama's pacific coast. and it docked this morning and deployment lasted 70 days.

>> and santa will have reading to do before he makes rounds over row maina. children and adults in a mall are trying to create the world's largest letter to santa. so far it's 132 feet long, growing by the day. and requests include everything from a new husband to a nobel prize. >> and an indian woman holds a record as the world's shortest, almost three inches sorter than bridgit jordan. she's celebrating a birthday today. she's the world's shortest teenager. >> and still to come this afternoon an expansion of a different kind for the pac-12 meaning -- it's going to mean dozens of jobs here in the bay area. >> and the latest report on

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we have breaking news out of washington. senate leaders reached agreements on legislation to extend tax cuts and jobless benefits. the deal requires president obama to accept republican demands for a swift decision on the fate of an oil pipeline. and a vote is expected tomorrow. >> and today is another chance to save money on those holiday gifts. it's free shipping day. 2300 merchants will ship your orders free. and they this promises delivery by christmas eve. officials say last year's prorm yogs was the third heaviest in history with more than $142 million spent.

we have a link on our web site abc 7 news. you'll find that under abc 7 and here we are live and in person. there are questions posted to your facebook and twitter page autos one viewer wants to know what rights are as a neighbor. >> this isn't just a -- happy or not. asked by way of facebook this guy moved in next year, he's trashed the place. neighbors have complained. what to do? turn that rat fink in. here is what rules are. not allowed to have a lot of garbage. you're not allowed to have high weeds. talking about four inches. so you've got to mow your lawn. this is most counties and cities here in the bay area. they will have a division dealing with this. call up the line that you've got a nuisance living next door. and that is how you proceed.

you can sue the guy but courts aren't very likely to go for this. and if the guy is a real creep and dealing drugs there, now, there is a different thing, you can turn it in to the police department. the police department can make the landlord throw the guy out or get rid of the drugs and if they don't that they're allowed to destroy the house. if the landlord will not take care of the problem. next question comes from annie g. how do we stop charity donation calls? i have my own charities i donate to. i do not do business over the phone. well, good for you for picking your charities. here is the deal. putting together do not call list they exempted surveys, charities, and politicians. they wrote themselves out of the law. so with charities there is little you can do. many will keep their own do not call lists. so when you talk to them go

look. i don't give to charities over the phone. put me on your do not call list. if they're legit, they should. and i'd like to tell you about a great deal when i see one. oakland airport is offering now 72 hours of free parking during holiday travel period. park in the daily lot mid week for flights through december 22. this is worth $66. i know this because i did it and it worked. here is one thing to keep in mind. you'll need a copy of tickets showing outgoing and incoming flights do. that, pull tickets, show them both. and they let you out for free. >> free, we like. >> yes. absolutely. >> and let's get a last check on the forecast now. >> there is holiday travel. and there is going to be cool across northern tier states. highs into 30s to 40s and 50s to 60s moving into southern

states. and there is sunny skies and 59 sacramento. 45 in tahoe which is above average for this time of the year. 69 in los angeles. and here in the bay area we're going to have another sunny, mild day. and there is still above mid december. you'll see low 60s, 61 in san jose and there is highs mainly into low 60s, 61 in palo alto and 62 in mountain view. and downtown san francisco, a high of 60 tomorrow. 59 in the sunset district. up in north bay, mild day as well there are 62 in santa rosa. 61, napa.

east bay highs upper 50s to low 60s and there is 60 in castro valley. inland east bay, upper 50s to low 60s as well there is near monterey bay, mildest weather tomorrow there is is lovely weather coming our way. and enjoy the weekend. >> a combination of san francisco groups miled an appeal that could delay construction. >> that rained on appeal for officials and developers will build a new terminal as well as entertainment and spectator areas. they believe the city needs to move now. >> and and a r we don't have

time. we're eight months from races. and the 8,000 jobs is not just a promise. and in reality here. >> appeal filed over the final environmental impact report. the group want analysis including impact on neighborhoods. >> and san francisco is benefiting from growing popularity of pac-12 sports. >> this is is part of a complex with several tv studio autos it's a division of pac-12 enterprises and this plans to hire 150 new employees. >> you didn't think there could be another chapter of steve jobs biography, but there is. and saying he might expand the

book. >> saying it describes the period around the co-founder's death in october. that is the best-selling book of 2011. >> noins. i'm larry beil. >> remember, you can keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter and you can talk about it on facebook.com. >> and. >> barry bonds avoids jail time. what is worth the government's time and money? ahead of a pot club trying to turn himself in. and local areas predicted to be on the fast track now for economic recovery. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. it's not a home run but barry bonds had a good day in place.

the giants slugger has 30 years house arrest, two years probation, 250 hours community service. and a $4,000 fine. that is the extent of the punishment. and we have the story now. >> before arriving at the hearing no one expected baseball slugger bonds to do any prison time for his obstruction of justice conviction. other athletes be contacted to the distribution ring built around the bay area laboratory cooperative never did. and there is a not going to give out prison sentences that were longer than sentences actual dealers working for balco got. >> the former giant received two years probation, 30 days house arrest and $4,000 fine

and 250 hours of community service. and this is all on hold and he was ordered to avoid government questions. >> we intend to fight it on appeal and overcome the judgment. so if you can return to public life as citizens, free of criminal conviction. >> prosecutors wanted 15 months for bonds who is still major league baseball's home run leader with 762. they called probation laughable and a fine, a slap on the wrist. house arrest would be $7 million estate. >> there are many that would be happy to have detention there. >> and many view this as a waste of time and money. >> there is an educational value and